Focus groups with children after the world trade center attacks

Betty Pfefferbaum; Carol S North; David E. Pollio; Nancy E. Wallace; Rebecca Smith; Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter

doi:10.1080/15325020701296828

Focus groups with children after the world trade center attacks

Betty Pfefferbaum, Carol S North, David E. Pollio, Nancy E. Wallace, Rebecca Smith, Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter

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Focus groups with 23 New York City children examined their reactions to the September 11 terrorist attacks, their parents' reactions, and their expectations about the future. We identified an initial set of six topics; these topics were reviewed and assigned to a final set of thematic categories - understanding the events and motives, emotional responses, boredom, and coping. This final set was used to independently code the transcripts. The children reported using distraction and avoidant emotion-focused coping strategies. They were confused about some aspects of the events, but they understood the magnitude and gravity of what had occurred.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-363
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325020701296828
State	Published - Jul 2007

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Social Psychology
Phychiatric Mental Health
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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